Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction

By accessing or using What Does It Cost?, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. Please read them carefully.

What Does It Cost? is a website that provides:

• • An electricity-cost calculator
• • Electricity usage estimates
• • Appliance information and specifications
• • Electricity-saving information and tips
• • General educational information for South African households

If you do not agree with these Terms & Conditions, please do not use the website.

2. Use of the Calculator

The What Does It Cost? calculator allows you to enter information such as:

• • Your electricity tariff (R per kWh)
• • Appliance names
• • Wattage (electrical power consumption)
• • Hours of use per session
• • Days used per week

The calculator produces electricity consumption and cost estimates based on the information you enter.

You are responsible for entering accurate information. The calculator can only produce reasonable estimates if you provide accurate input data.

3. Estimates Are Not Guaranteed Bills

IMPORTANT: The estimates produced by the What Does It Cost? calculator are estimates only. They are not a guaranteed representation of an electricity bill from your municipality or electricity provider.

Actual electricity costs may differ from the estimates for many reasons, including:

• • Municipal tariff structures and rate blocks
• • Differences between prepaid and billed electricity
• • Fixed charges, minimum charges or service charges
• • Seasonal tariff variations
• • Appliance efficiency and actual power consumption
• • Actual appliance cycling and usage patterns
• • Voltage and operating conditions in your area
• • Your household's actual usage patterns
• • Municipal or electricity-provider-specific rules and charges

To know your actual electricity costs, check your electricity bill, contact your municipality or electricity provider, or ask them to calculate your costs based on your specific tariff and usage.

4. Electricity Tariffs

Electricity tariffs vary between South African municipalities and electricity providers and can change over time. Different customer categories (residential, commercial, industrial) may have different tariffs.

It is your responsibility to obtain and enter the correct electricity tariff for your household. You can find your current tariff by:

• • Checking your latest electricity bill
• • Reviewing your municipality's published tariff schedule
• • Contacting your electricity provider

Tariff information on this website may not reflect current rates or may not apply to your specific area. We do not maintain a comprehensive, continuously updated database of every South African municipality's tariffs.

5. General Information Only

Information on this website is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not:

• • Professional electrical advice or engineering advice
• • Financial advice or investment advice
• • Legal advice
• • A substitute for advice from a qualified professional

For electrical installations, electrical faults, wiring, dangerous equipment, safety concerns or other technical matters, please consult an appropriately qualified electrician or other professional.

Do not rely solely on information from this website to make financial or purchasing decisions. Always verify important information with the relevant municipality, your electricity provider, the appliance manufacturer or a qualified professional.

6. Accuracy of Information

Reasonable efforts are made to provide useful and accurate information on this website. However, electricity tariffs, appliance specifications, electricity pricing and other information can change over time.

We do not guarantee that every figure, estimate, tariff or piece of information on the website is completely accurate or up-to-date. For critical information, you should:

• • Check your latest electricity bill
• • Contact your municipality or electricity provider
• • Check the manufacturer's specifications for appliances
• • Consult a qualified professional where necessary

7. Appliance Wattage Estimates

Appliance wattages shown on the What Does It Cost? website are typical estimates only. They may be based on standard models or average consumption figures.

Actual electricity consumption can differ significantly depending on:

• • The specific appliance model and brand
• • Appliance efficiency and age
• • Settings and operating modes used
• • Operating cycles and usage conditions
• • Local electricity supply conditions

For an appliance's actual wattage, check the rating plate on the appliance or consult the manufacturer's specifications.

8. Website Availability

What Does It Cost? is provided on an "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that the website will be:

• • Uninterrupted or error-free
• • Always accessible
• • Free from technical problems

The website may be unavailable from time to time because of:

• • Scheduled or emergency maintenance
• • Technical problems or hosting issues
• • Internet connectivity problems
• • Circumstances outside the website owner's control

We are not responsible for losses or inconvenience caused by website unavailability.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by South African law, the website owner is not responsible for losses, damages, costs, claims or consequences arising from:

• • Reliance on electricity cost estimates from the calculator
• • Reliance on general information, tips or advice provided by the website
• • Inaccuracy or incompleteness of information
• • Use of the website or calculator
• • Website unavailability or technical problems
• • Loss of data or information

This limitation does not exclude liability for matters that cannot be excluded under South African law, including death, personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or other matters that the law does not permit us to exclude.

10. External Links

What Does It Cost? may contain links to websites operated by third parties. These links are provided for your information and convenience only.

The website owner is not responsible for:

• • The content, accuracy or availability of third-party websites
• • The privacy practices of third-party websites
• • The services or products provided by third parties

When you click on an external link, you are leaving What Does It Cost?. Please review the terms and privacy policies of external websites before using them.

11. Intellectual Property

The website's original text, branding, design, graphics, calculator interface, functionality, code and other original content are owned by the website owner or are used with appropriate permission or licensing.

You may access and use the website for your personal and business purposes in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.

Without permission from the website owner, you may not:

• • Reproduce, copy, duplicate, scrape or extract the website's content, code, design or interface
• • Modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works from the website's content or code
• • Publicly display, distribute or commercially exploit the website's original content, design or code
• • Use the website's branding, design, calculator or code as your own or for competitive purposes

Third-party trademarks, logos, product names and other proprietary information remain the property of their respective owners. We claim no ownership of third-party content.

12. Third-party Advertisements and Affiliate Links

What Does It Cost? may display advertisements, promotional content, sponsored content, affiliate links or other third-party offerings. These may be provided by independent third parties and are not endorsed or controlled by the website owner unless explicitly stated.

The website owner is not responsible for:

• • The accuracy, quality or legality of third-party advertisements or promotional content
• • Third-party products, services, pricing or availability
• • Disputes between you and third-party advertisers or service providers
• • Losses or damages arising from your interactions with third-party offerings

Third-party advertisers and service providers have their own terms of service and privacy policies. Please review their policies before engaging with their products or services.

13. Prohibited Use

You agree not to knowingly:

• • Misuse the website or its services
• • Attempt to interfere with, disrupt or damage the website's operation
• • Introduce malicious software, viruses or harmful code
• • Attempt unauthorised access to the website's systems
• • Abuse, harass or attack the website or its operators
• • Use the website for unlawful purposes

14. Privacy

Your use of personal information is governed by the website's Privacy Policy.

Please review the Privacy Policy to understand how information is handled on this website.

15. Changes to the Website

The website owner may at any time update, modify, change, add to or remove website features, functionality, information, content, calculator features or services without notice. This includes changes to the calculator's behaviour, tariff information, appliance data or any other website content.

16. Changes to These Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions may be updated or modified from time to time. The most current version will be published on this page.

Your continued use of the website after changes are published indicates your acceptance of the updated Terms & Conditions.

17. South African Law

These Terms & Conditions are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Any dispute or claim arising from these Terms & Conditions or your use of the website will be subject to applicable South African law and the courts of South Africa, to the extent permitted by law.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions or need to contact the website owner, please use the following: